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A massive simplification - sounds like a compliment. Perhaps people need the complexities of brain chemistry simplified to understand what they’re getting into.
by ridewinter 8y ago
A massive simplification - sounds like a compliment. Perhaps people need the complexities of brain chemistry simplified to understand what they’re getting into.
The important thing is that all of those chemicals you described get released at once, and while you may only notice the acute effects for a couple days, the subtle effects last a lot longer. To massively simplify again - a week later maybe you can’t enjoy a sunset as much as you normally do, whether you’re cogniscent of it or not.
- taurath 8y agoTo massively simplify, you are focused entirely on the negative effects which can be mitigated especially in a clinical setting. What you're describing as a "bad" thing is that all the chemicals get released at once - what that does is create the perfect mental environment to deal with issues or trauma that would be literally too painful to access otherwise. Often times the benefit of getting through or starting a journey of healing of some long-standing problem will hugely outweigh the minor downregulation of neurochemicals afterwards (you will feel a little slow).
- ridewinter 8y agoIf I thought the side effects could be mitigated I’d be doing it all the time ;) But I’m skeptical and don’t buy into all of those downplaying the effects as “minor”.
- taurath 8y agoThe mechanism still depletes your stores of neurotransmitters, but the neurotoxic effects and the "regrowth" period can be mitigated with supplements. Nobody should do it more often than once every 2 weeks under any circumstances, and only then in a clinical setting - once ever 2-3 months is okayish, but again the more environmental control the better.